Ear tubes surgery cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $228.75 to $32,969.47, with a median of $3,041.73. The lowest price is at Adair County Memorial Hospital (Greenfield). The highest price is 144.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,041.73, is 10% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Iowa ranks 20th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 69436. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$228.75Adair County Memorial Hospital
Median$3,041.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$32,969.47in Iowa
Lowest saves$2,812.98vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County Memorial Hospital lowest Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $228.75 | $305.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $250.25 | $385.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $460.00 | $460.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Create Eardrum Opening | $471.00 | $471.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,140.00 | $2,676.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $2,285.70 | $7,619.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $2,991.20 | $3,739.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $3,092.25 | $4,123.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA TYMPANOSTOMY, GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,448.54 | $4,057.10 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $3,678.30 | $5,490.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $3,745.60 | $4,682.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OR-TYMPANOSTOMY, GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,883.00 | $5,974.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $17,968.66 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $32,969.47 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $471.00 | $3,745.60 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $2,991.20 | $2,991.20 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $460.00 | $460.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $3,678.30 | $3,678.30 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $17,968.66 | $17,968.66 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $228.75 | $228.75 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $3,448.54 | $3,448.54 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1 | $3,092.25 | $3,092.25 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $2,140.00 | $2,140.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $32,969.47 | $32,969.47 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $2,285.70 | $2,285.70 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $250.25 | $250.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ear tubes surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear tubes surgery explained.
Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear in other states
- Alabama$4,884.98
- Alaska$1,743.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$4,288.44
- Arkansas$1,975.24
- California$5,800.00
- Colorado$1,332.00
- Delaware$2,000.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$7,768.00
- Georgia$2,001.00
- Hawaii$1,668.80, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$3,330.00
- Illinois$1,677.85
- Indiana$6,116.13
- Kansas$1,461.00
- Kentucky$5,127.08
- Louisiana$1,497.32
- Maine$362.90, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,995.98, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,660.53
- Michigan$2,133.48
- Minnesota$1,841.80
- Mississippi$1,753.11
- Missouri$3,257.38
- Montana$1,417.75
- Nebraska$2,221.92
- Nevada$1,894.50
- New Hampshire$1,572.75, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,338.73
- New Mexico$2,160.00, 4 hospitals
- New York$1,752.89
- North Carolina$2,225.80
- North Dakota$2,508.93
- Ohio$4,287.00
- Oklahoma$3,111.16
- Oregon$2,926.95, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$3,189.76
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$4,512.01, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$5,198.12, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$3,700.80
- Tennessee$2,177.67
- Texas$3,402.26
- Utah$2,335.22, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$402.50, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$4,338.69
- Washington$1,571.93
- West Virginia$1,755.75
- Wisconsin$610.62
- Wyoming$1,136.01, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.